MAC Names Steinbrecher New Commissioner

The Mid-American Conference has named Jon Steinbrecher as its new commissioner.

Steinbrecher comes to the MAC after serving six years ascommissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference. He'll replace RickChryst, who announced in January that he is stepping down when hiscontract runs out June 30. Chryst has served as MAC commissionersince 1999.

Western Michigan president John Dunn, who headed a searchcommittee, said Monday that Steinbrecher is a proven talent withexcellent administrative and academic credentials.

While with the Ohio Valley Conference, Steinbrecher increasedthe conference's national television coverage by negotiating afive-year contract extension with ESPN. The 2005 OVC men'sbasketball tournament semifinal was the first sporting eventtelevised on ESPNU.

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